High-accurate fault location technology using FSK-ASK probe backscattering reflectometry in optical amplifier submarine transmission systems

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2108-2116

  Sumida, Masatoyo ^b,d,e,f   Furukawa, Shin Ichi ^a,b,c,g,h   Tanaka, Kuniaki ^b,c,g,i   Aiki, Mamoru ^b,h,j,k  

^a IEEE

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Inst Elec Info Commun E

^f Inst Elec Info Commun E ^*

^g KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

ⁱ KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^j KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^k TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; FIBER LASERS; FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; REFLECTOMETERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

FAULT LOCATION TECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL AMPLIFIER SUBMARINE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL SURGE; OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030259313     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.541197     Document Type: Article

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